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The dancing game

Title
The dancing game [videorecording] / produced by Associated Producers in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada ; directed by Christa Schadt ; produced by Elliott Halpern and Simcha Jacobovici ; conceived by Matthew Hart.
Publication
Canada : National Film Board of Canada, c1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Crevier, Claude
  • McCraw, Kathy
  • Müller, Ralf
  • Müller-Omeltchenko, Olga
  • Irvine, Bill.
  • Irvine, Bobbie.
  • Jennings, Andrew.
  • Schadt, Christa.
  • Halpern, Elliott.
  • Jacobovici, Simcha.
  • Hart, Matthew.
  • International Dance Sport Federation.
  • International Olympic Committee.
  • Associated Producers (Toronto, Ont.)
  • National Film Board of Canada.
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  • Blackpool Dance Festival.
  • Olympic Games (26th : 1996 : Atlanta, Ga.)
Description
1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Documentary on the world of competitive ballroom dancing, highlighting two couples: the established champions Ralf and Olga Müller, from Germany, and the rising Canadian dancers Claude Crevier and Kathy McCraw. The camera follows them from rehearsals and coaching sessions to various competitions: the Blackpool Dance Festival in England, the Canadian Amateur Latin Championship in Toronto, and the 1996 World Latin Championship in Kassel, Germany. Crevier and McCraw also perform, for a potential sponsor, an impromptu dance in the street during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. A parallel story describes the striving of the International Dance Sport Federation (IDSF) to convince the International Olympic Committee that ballroom dancing should become an Olympic sport. Depicted among the IDSF's efforts are a promotional video and glimpses of official meetings and negotiations. The competitive and athletic aspects of ballroom dancing, and its lucrative business potential are primary topics of this program.
Subject
  • Ballroom dancing > Competitions
  • Olympics
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Documentaries and factual films and programs.
Credits (note)
  • Produced in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; producer for National Film Board of Canada, Gerry Flahive ; executive producer for National Film Board of Canada, Louise Lore ; written by Matthew Hart, Simcha Jacobovici ; director of photography, Ihor Macijiwsky ; original music, Stephen Price.
Performer (note)
  • Narrator: Graham Haley.
  • Interviewees: Len Colyer, Bill Irvine, Claude Crevier, Kathy McCraw, Bobbie Irvine, Adele Preston, Ralf Müller, Olga Müller, Michael Stylianos, Peter Pover, Rudi Baumann, Andrew Jennings, Jim Fraser, Alex Gilady, Daniel Weiss, Michael Wentink, others.
Language (note)
  • In English with English voiceover translation for interviews in German and French.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-5763
OCLC
NYPY02-F333
Title
The dancing game [videorecording] / produced by Associated Producers in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada ; directed by Christa Schadt ; produced by Elliott Halpern and Simcha Jacobovici ; conceived by Matthew Hart.
Imprint
Canada : National Film Board of Canada, c1997.
Country of Producing Entity
Canada.
Credits
Produced in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; producer for National Film Board of Canada, Gerry Flahive ; executive producer for National Film Board of Canada, Louise Lore ; written by Matthew Hart, Simcha Jacobovici ; director of photography, Ihor Macijiwsky ; original music, Stephen Price.
Performer
Narrator: Graham Haley.
Interviewees: Len Colyer, Bill Irvine, Claude Crevier, Kathy McCraw, Bobbie Irvine, Adele Preston, Ralf Müller, Olga Müller, Michael Stylianos, Peter Pover, Rudi Baumann, Andrew Jennings, Jim Fraser, Alex Gilady, Daniel Weiss, Michael Wentink, others.
Language
In English with English voiceover translation for interviews in German and French.
Local Subject
Dance sport.
Added Author
Crevier, Claude, dancer. Interviewee
McCraw, Kathy, dancer. Interviewee
Müller, Ralf, dancer. Interviewee
Müller-Omeltchenko, Olga, dancer. Interviewee
Irvine, Bill. Interviewee
Irvine, Bobbie. Interviewee
Jennings, Andrew. Interviewee
Schadt, Christa. Director
Halpern, Elliott. Producer
Jacobovici, Simcha. Producer
Hart, Matthew. Conceptor
International Dance Sport Federation.
International Olympic Committee.
Associated Producers (Toronto, Ont.)
National Film Board of Canada.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Blackpool Dance Festival.
Olympic Games (26th : 1996 : Atlanta, Ga.)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-5763
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